Isidore Van Kinsbergen (1821-1905): Fotopionier en theatermaker in Nederlands-Indie / Photo Pioneer And Theatre Maker in the Dutch East Indies

Isidore van Kinsbergen (1821-1905) is sometimes described as the 'sleeping beauty' of nineteenth-century photography, because his remarkable body of work has never been presented in its entirety. Yet he was a flamboyant artist who appeals to the imagination. For the first time, this publication gives a broad overview of the exceptional qualities of this photo pioneer. Van Kinsbergen became famous for the almost four hundred photographs he took of Java's antiquities at the behest of the Dutch colonial government and the Batavian Society. Detailed research has also brought to light a hitherto unknown part of his œuvre, including the portraits he made at the courts of Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Bandung, Madura and Buleleng (Bali). In his studio, he used his experience as a theatre director to photograph people from various social backgrounds in an expressive manner. Due to his tireless efforts for new cultural projects, he has also been called as the 'soul' of colonial artistic life in Batavia.

Hardcover

Book condition: Near fine. Covers have a minor label abrasion to bottom edge of spine. Internally very clean

Dust Jacket condition: No Jacket as issued

Authors: Gerda Teuns-de Boer, Saskia Asser, Steven Wachlin

Dimensions: 24 x 28 cm

Print length: 295 Pages

Language: English, Dutch

Publication date: 2006

Publisher: Koninklyk Instituut Voor Taal Land

ISBN:‎ 9059941179